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September 13, 2022

115,000 Railroad Workers Prepare to Strike Friday to Demand Safer Working Conditions
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In more labor news, U.S. freight railroads have reduced service and
Amtrak has canceled trips on three long-distance routes, as more than
110,000 rail workers threaten to go on strike this week to protest
deteriorating working conditions. So far 10 of 12 unions representing
both freight and passenger rail workers have agreed to new contracts,
but unions representing some 60,000 engineers and conductors remain at
an impasse, and other workers have pledged to join them if they begin a
strike, currently scheduled for 12:01 a.m. on Friday. Workers want paid
sick leave and say they're being pushed to work grueling schedules that
threaten their safety and that of the public.


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